diff --git a/code/modules/shuttle/emergency.dm b/code/modules/shuttle/emergency.dm
index 116ac637ac5..bdea1d28919 100644
--- a/code/modules/shuttle/emergency.dm
+++ b/code/modules/shuttle/emergency.dm
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@
 				mode = SHUTTLE_ESCAPE
 				timer = world.time
 				priority_announcement.Announce("The Emergency Shuttle has left the station. Estimate [timeLeft(600)] minutes until the shuttle docks at Central Command.")
+				for(var/mob/M in player_list)
+					if(!isnewplayer(M) && !M.client.karma_spent)
+
 		if(SHUTTLE_ESCAPE)
 			if(time_left <= 0)
 				//move each escape pod to its corresponding escape dock